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JAMES H. SWAIN, 0F SAN-FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

uuml-eem No'. 77,931,014@ May 12, 186s.

IMPnovBD BOOT AND SHOE-LAST.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Beit knownthat I, JAMES H. SWAIN, of theeity'and county' of San. Francisco, State of California: have" ini'ented an Improved Boot an'd Shoe-Last; and I do hereby declare thefollowing description and accompany-4 ing drawings are suieient to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it most nearly appertains to malce andv use ymy said invention or improvements without further invention or experiment.

My invention relates tothe construction of a last for the manufacture of nailed or pegged boots and shoes, and consists in attaching a metal bottom or sole to the ordinary last` This bottom or sole has n proJectlon or flange on its face, so that when the pegsor nails are driven through' the s'ole they will be battered down or be` turned up and clinched, vand not protrude through the upper` leather, asl'is the case where a wooden'la'st or a metal face or bottom is employed, without-the ange orrprojection around it Referring to the drawings, forming a. part of this specification, for a further illustration of my invention-.- Figure 1 isp-a side elevation. i Figure 2 is a bottom view.

A represents a. last, constructed of Wood, and having a metal bottom or sole, B, attached to it. The plate.

is constructed with ajlauge or projection, C, which is made ush with the edge, and which inclines towards the centre, sc ,that when thenails or pegs areniriven down, their ends will 'strike the ncline,'and be turned inwardly and, be, clinched.

Also, in the manufacture :of screwedwork, the screw, asit penetrates through the leather sole, will be arrested by the projection upon the plate before it penetrates too far, thereby rendering iti unnecessary to cut.

ed' the projecting end.

If the last is madeentirely'of metal, the'enge'mey be c'ut uoon the face, in the Vsame manner as it is now cast with the plate. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1sp The projection or flange C, or its equivalent, on the face of the last, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

'JAMES H. SWAIN.' [1.. s.]

In witness whereof', I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

Witnesses:

C.` W. M. SMITH, GEO. H. STRONG. 

